The world’s best 100 beaches named by Lonely Planet, with FIVE in the British Isles making the cut alongside gems in the Caribbean, Australia and the U.S. Which one do YOU want to visit the most?

Paralia Tis Grias to Pidima, Andros, Cyclades, Greece

Cala Estreta, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain

Punta Paloma, Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain

Sylt, North Frisian Islands, Germany 

Kokkinokastro, Alonnisos, Sporades, Greece

Elafonisi, Hania, Crete, Greece

Myrtos Beach, Kefallonia, Ionians, Greece

Sarakiniko, Milos, Cyclades, Greece

Baia di Ieranto, Nerano, Amalfi Coast, Italy

Cala Goloritzé, Golfo di Orosei, Sardinia, Italy

Cala Capreria, Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, Sicily, Italy

Sveti Stefan Beach, Budva, Montenegro

Haukland Beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Durdle Door Beach, Lulworth, Dorset, England

Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall, England

Keem Bay Beach, Keel, County Mayo, Ireland

Dueodde, Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark

Praia do Camilo, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

West Beach, Berneray, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Kabak Beach, Muğla, Turkiye

AMERICAS

Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Baía dos Porcos, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil

Gardner Bay, Isla Española, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Playa Manuel Antonio, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Bahía de las Águilas, Pedernales, Dominican Republic

Playa Holbox, Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tulum, Yucatán Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Balandra, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Máncora Beach, Máncora, Piura, Peru

St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica

Cabo San Juan del Guía, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia

Frenchman’s Cove, Portland, Jamaica

Sugar Beach, Soufrière, St Lucia

Red Frog Beach, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Bottom Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados

Chesterman Beach, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Stanhope Beach, Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Driftwood Beach, Golden Isles, Georgia, USA

Grayton Beach, Grayton Beach State Park, Florida, USA

South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

El Matador State Beach, Malibu, California, USA

Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California, USA

Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA

Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA

Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland & Virginia, USA

Hanalei Bay, Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA

Oneloa Beach/Big Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

Playa Tortuga/Turtle Beach, Isla Culebrita, Puerto Rico

Trunk Bay, St John, US Virgin Islands, USA

Source: Best Beaches – 100 of the World’s Most Incredible Beaches, by Lonely Planet